Gracious Spirit, Dwell With Me
- Words:
- Thomas T. Lynch
- Music:
- Richard Redhead
Sheet music
- 1Gracious Spirit, dwell with me;I myself would gracious be;And with words that help and healWould Thy life in mine reveal;And with actions bold and meekWould for Christ my Savior speak.
- 2Truthful Spirit, dwell with me;I myself would truthful be;And with wisdom kind and clearLet Thy life in mine appear;And with actions brotherlySpeak my Lord’s sincerity.
- 3Holy Spirit, dwell with me;I myself would holy be;Separate from sin, I wouldChoose and cherish all things good,And whatever I can beGive to Him Who gave me Thee!Amen.
In the hymnals
- Written in 1855, the words are in 225 hymnals indexed by Hymnary.org. Their history →
Words, music and setting are in the public domain. The sheet music and words are from PDHymns.com. The piano is the FluidR3 General MIDI sound font (MIT licence). How many hymnals print a hymn, and when it was written, is from Hymnary.org.